title: Successful treatment of congenital chyloperitoneum with platelet-rich fibrin glue.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Congenital chyloperitoneum is an uncommon clinical condition. A few cases of congenital chyloperitoneum in children have been described who were treated in a variety of methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  Congenital chyloperito was diagnosed in a 5-day-old baby boy with a significant abdominal distension. Due to the failed conservative managements by medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) enriched milk and partial parenteral nutrition (PPN), the authors tried platelet rich fibrin glue (PRFG) as an alternative choice which was applied through an already inserted intra-abdominal catheter. PRFG successfully stopped the lymph leakage from all over the small intestinal mesentery; thereby PRFG may be considered as an effective alternative treatment before surgical intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Applying PRFG is an easy, safe, and effective alternative option that may be used to close the chylous ascites lymph leakage in children if conservative management with PPN fails.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joudi
authors.forename: Daryoush Hamidi
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Alamdari
authors.forename: Hamid-Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Rahimi
keywords: Chyloperitoneum; Congenital; Fibrin Glue; Platelets